McKenzie Strong, Ice Homers, and Several Pro Debuts in Scrappers’ Scrapbook
It’s been a rough start to the season for the young Mahoning Valley Scrappers (3-12), but they did pull out a pair of wins this week to…
Hankins Rakes Versus Reading, Rodriguez an RBI Machine, and More in This Week’s ‘Duck Tales
After their losing skid hit 12 straight games last Thursday, the Akron RubberDucks got back into the win column with a three-game sweep of New Hampshire over…
Dace Kime, Twitter Sensation with a Mindset for Success
At the opening of the 2015 baseball season Dace Kime was ranked as the #20 prospect in the Cleveland Indians system. The 23 year old 6’4” 200…
Lake County 2015 Roster to be Filled with Young, Well-Known Names
The roster is riddled with familiar names, but not many because they’ve seen the grass of Classic Park before. This season, the Lake County Captains roster boasts…
From Zero to Hero: The 2014 Lake County Captains
If you had told me four months ago that I’d still be writing about the Lake County Captains this late in the year, I would have laughed….
Lake County Advances MWL Championship Series; Captains 5, TinCaps 4
Nellie Rodriguez said it best. If you had told the Captains in April or May that they would be playing for the Midwest League Championship, he would…
Deflated Ducks, Injuries Mount in Minor League Wrap Up
Three days, that’s all it took for the RubberDucks to lose arguably their three best players. Wednesday June 25, Indians top prospect and current RubberDuck shortstop Francisco…
Do the Indians Have Another All-Star Second Baseman in Wendle?
Akron RubberDucks second baseman was some kind of hot this past week. Joe Wendle went 11-21 for an obscene .524 average with three runs scored, three doubles,…
Haase Leads A-Ball All-Stars in Minor League Round-up
This week the All-Star rosters were named for both the Carolina League and Midwest League. The Carolina Mudcats had three players named to the Carolina League team…
A Bit of Luck and a Lot of Talent, Kime Has Come a Long Way
The traditional story of how a young kid starts playing baseball is when the kid reaches the right age their parents register him for Little League and…